Malware hunters tame wild Webmasters, hosts   14 Sep 2007 13:00 GMT
The StopBadware.org effort run by Harvard law School soldiers on, and researchers report success at communicating warnings to unwary users and getting cooperation from a number of those who create or distribute such malware.

Source: Computerworld

Hacked GOP site infects visitors with notorious bot-making malware   14 Sep 2007 13:00 GMT
A hacked Republican Party Web site has been spreading a variation of the long-running Storm Trojan horse to vulnerable visitors, a security researcher at Websense said today.

Source: Computerworld

Names, contact info on 6M TD Ameritrade customers compromised   14 Sep 2007 13:00 GMT
Personal information on some million TD Ameritrade customers has been compromised, the brokerage firm said today. But it stressed that sensitive data such as Social Security numbers remains safe.

Source: Computerworld

FBI further abused security letters by requesting 'communities of interest'   13 Sep 2007 22:46 GMT
The Electronic Frontier Foundation reveals that FBI abuses of "exigent circumstances" letters not only illegally sought information on individual customers but also were used to obtain information on people they frequently called. A Freedom of Information Act request from EFF uncovered the new revelations, staff lawyer Kurt Opsahl...
Source: ZDNet

Microsoft to force Messenger users to upgrade   13 Sep 2007 15:34 GMT
Microsoft instant-messaging users who aren't yet running version 8.1 (or higher) of Windows Live Messenger, take note: Your days are numbered. As reported by LiveSide.net, some time in the next few weeks, Microsoft is going to require all Messenger users to upgrade, in the name of security....
Source: ZDNet

Microsoft downplays stealth update concerns   13 Sep 2007 13:00 GMT
Silent modifications to the Windows Update software in Vista and XP have been a longtime practice and are needed to keep users patched, the company said.

Source: Computerworld

Year-old QuickTime bug gives hackers new drive-by attack   13 Sep 2007 13:00 GMT
A year-old QuickTime bug that hackers to hijack PCs and Macs with Firefox installed, has Mozilla Corp. scrambling for a fix, according to Mozilla's chief security officer.

Source: Computerworld

Data explosion shakes up IT   13 Sep 2007 13:00 GMT
The growth in data on company networks will pose challenges for IT managers in security, regulatory compliance and business processes, said IDC.

Source: Computerworld

Exploit code appears for Microsoft Agent bug   13 Sep 2007 07:35 GMT
Announced, patched and exploited within 24 hours: The bug in Windows 2000's much-patched Windows Agent component -- the software that manages the notorious "Clippy" office assistant -- is proving just as popular as that once-notorious animated paperclip.

Source: Computerworld

EC funds counterterrorism tech research   12 Sep 2007 19:13 GMT
Forty-four research projects are to be funded, including a technique for video detection of abnormal behavior in crowds. The European Commission will commit $212.16 million to research on counterterrorism technologies. The funding was granted in response to a call from the European Union's Seventh Framework Programme, a research program...
Source: ZDNet